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genital' 0% ANsoN. r.- ADAMS, or INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANAv Letters PatentNo. 83,435, datedfvctober 27, 1868.

rMPRovED WASHING-MACHINE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and mak-ing part of thesame.

oma-* To all whom. 'it mag/.concern Be it known that I, ANSON T. ADAMS,of Indian-Y apolis, in the county of Marion, and in the State ofIndiana, have invented an Improved, Washing-Machine; and I do herebydeclare th'at the following is a'full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thefigures and letters of reference marked thereon.

lhe nature of the invention consists in the application of a lever andtwo perforated bottoms to a washboiler, in the way and `for the purpose.hereinafter described, the said device to be made of wood and iron, orany other sutablemate'rials'.

To enable others skilled inthe art to make and use my said invention, Iproceed to describe it more fully, as follows: y y

` K L, of Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, representsa commonwash-boiler. To this is attached, by means of a lug, at a, the lever'AB. To this lever is attached, by means of the mortise C, the post E D.To the'other end of the upright, E D, is attached, by its centre, themovable perforated bottom F G.

'HIis also aperforated bottom, which rests on the shoulder at the bottomofthe boiler.

Now, the' lever A B is free to turn upon a centre at a, being slipped,by means of a convenient hole, upon the pivot of the .said lug, whichlug is fully represented by Figure `2 of said drawings.

The hook g It, of Figure 3 of said drawings,is so constructed thatwhehfit is in its proper place on the lever A B, it will 'clasp' the`neck b of the lug, and so keep the lever ``romslipbing off. When theoperator .desires to takeoff the lever, the hook can be turned up so faras to let it slip ofi' freely.

To use my said invention, the perforated bottom H I is first put -in itsplace, as represented in said fig. 1. Soap and clothes to be washed areputupon it; sui- 'cient water is then poured in; lastly', the lever A B,

and the movable bottom F G adjusted, as represented in said dg. l.` Theboiler is then set on the fire. As

soon as the lwater boils, the lever is 'bscillated up and down. If thisbe continued for a few minutes, it will, by means of the motion producedin the 'water by the movable bottom F G, and by the heat of boiling,wash the clothes very clean, so that when the clothes come from` theboiler, they need only be rinsed.

What I claim, and desire to secure byLette'rs Patent is The applicationvof the lever A B and the perforated bottoms F G and H I to'an ordinarywashboiler, for the/purpose and in the' way substantially as herein setforth. v V

` 2. The combination of the hook g h and the lug a, c with a commonwash-boiler, with perforated bottoms, constructed as aforesaid, and usedin the way and for the purpose hereinl set forth.

In testimony that I claim the'foregoing Specication, I have hereunto setmy hand, this 25th day of August, 1868,

ANSON T. ADAMS. -Witnessesz WILL. -WALLACE,

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